Shigella sonnei strain:SE6-1 Genome sequencing. Shigella sonnei strain:SE6-1

Selenium is considered an important trace elements in living organisms, and it is naturally occurring in the environment. However selenium oxidative forms like selenate and selenite have toxic effects to living organisms especially to humans. One of the ways to reduce its toxic effect is to reduce it to elemental Se(0). One efficient method to do this is through the use of microorganisms. This particular microorganism has the potential to reduce selenate (Se-VI) to elemental Se(0).